Walfisz Surname

2,718,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Sweden

Walfisz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Walfisz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland151:2,533,917108,409
England131:4,286,005132,302
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
France41:16,605,680368,153
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Walfisz Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Walfisz Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Walfisz occurs more in Poland more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Walfisz? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,718,172nd most frequently used last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 142,893,057 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 80 percent of Walfisz live; 43 percent live in Northern Europe and 29 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

This surname is most commonly held in Poland, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 2,533,917. Without taking into account Poland this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in England, where 25 percent live and Sweden, where 18 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Walfish86383/
Wolfisz8619/
Walfi8311/
Waiselfisz828/
Walfisch8098/
Wolfis7778/
Walfei7717/
Valfis771/
Balfis771/
Wallfisch7567/
Wolffis71348/
Wolfish71130/
Weiselfisz718/
Wolfiss713/
Valfish712/
Wolfies711/
Walfa6771/
Wolfi6770/
Valfi6725/
Walfe6714/
Wolfisch6713/
Wallfesh678/
Balfi677/
Balfeiss670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Walfisz
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